Susan Marie Makes

@lilyrespair

Stalled Artist, Nature Lover, Gardener, Knitter. Living in the traditional territory of the Ktunaxa, Sylix, Sinixt. Kootenays, BC, Canada. She/her. Love Is Love. 🖤🤎💜🩵💙💚💛🧡🩷❤️🤍

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Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· 27d

The sun broke through the clouds this afternoon, and so we pulled our garlic. My guy is holding half our harvest. We are pretty pleased with ourselves at the moment. 😁 #GarlicFromTheGarden

A white man standing with both arms full of freshly pulled garlic from our garden. He is wearing his best gardening clothes, a torn t-shirt, checked pajama pants, slippers, and a ball cap. He is smiling and looking very pleased with himself. He is standing in bright sunshine, outside in our yard.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· 28d

Fire update. Apparently, the lightning strike was near an old cutblock, so ground crews were able to start working the fire first thing this morning. The smoke has already been reduced and I am so grateful to wildfire fighters that put themselves at risk for all of us.

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Being Held
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Fire Number N70859
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0.009 Hectares
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Discovered on July 15, 2026
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Updated July 16, 2026 at 12:13 p.m. PDT
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Southeast Fire Centre
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BC Wildfires Active Fires Layer
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Being Held
A wildfire that is projected, based on fuel and weather conditions and resource availability, to remain within the current perimeter, control line or boundary.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· 29d

Well, shit. Officially the start of fire season here. I can see this fire from my front porch, but it is in an uninhabited area, across the lake from us. I really hope they put it out, but generally, they let fires like this burn themselves out when there is no risk to human life.😔

Screenshot from a BC Wildfire info page showing a wildfire that started tonight. Location Powder Creek on the east shore of Kootenay Lake. The overview states that it is out of control.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jul 10

Well, most of the knitting is done! I have decided to wash and block before seaming the sides/knitting the ribbing around the neck and arms. Pleased with it so far. 😊 Pattern = Sundial Tee by Wool & Pine.

A multi-colour knitting project in progress is being blocked on foam mats. In its current state, it is one long rectangle with an oval hole in the centre. One day, hopefully soon, it will become a cute little top.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jul 8

🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits #WIPWednesday I'm still beavering away on this top but getting close to seaming and finishing the neck and arm holes.

A multi-colour knitted top work in progress still on the needles, lying flat on a dark grey surface.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 26

🧶 I finished these mittens a few days ago. My friend designed the pattern. I edited/test knit them for her. It was a fun knit & I learned the Vikkel Braid. I enjoy editing & testing knitting patterns. Maybe I will offer this as a service in the future when my life calms down a bit? #KnitSky

A pair of green, handknit mittens lying on grey pebbles.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 15

The bumble butts are really loving our sage plant at the moment. 🐝🪻 #Bumblebees #Gardening #Pollinators

A close up photo of a bumble bee on a sage plant with purple flowers.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 13

🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits is all about World Wide Knit In Public Day. This year I am knitting in the hospital, while my husband gets dialysis. Although I am not with my knitting friends today, I am grateful for this life sustaining treatment & the wonderful care he receives. Pattern: Sundial Tee on Ravelry

Knitting in progress photo. A tee knit with multi colour/variegated yarn in a mosaic pattern.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 10

#WIPWednesday A few projects on the go at the moment. Knitting and painting. #FlowerPainting #Knitting

Knitting in progress of the Sundial Tee on a long circular needle. Many variegated colours in a mosaic stitch pattern. Laying flat on a blonde wood floor.

Acrylic painting of flowers in progress in pinks and yellows sitting on an easel.

A green knit mitten in progress on four double pointed needles sitting on a wood floor beside a ball of wool.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 8

We went for a walk along the river this afternoon.

Photo of the Kaslo River on a cloudy day. The river is running fast and high with the spring run off. On the bank is a trail through the lush, green trees. Standing on the trail is a goofy old hippie guy looking at the camera. In the background are more trees and a mountain.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 8

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 3

🧶 #WIPWednesday #KnitSky Still plugging away at this top. I've had to stash dive as I'm not sure I will have enough of the mini skeins to finish it. Pattern is the Sundial Tee by Wool and Pine, available on Ravelry.

A multi-colour mosaic knit work in progress on a long circular knitting needle. Below it are two balls of yarn. Photographed on gravel in my yard.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 2

Our morning walks are very slow now, but Mitra still wants to go find some good sniffs in the woods. I fear we will have to say goodbye sometime soon. In the meantime, I am finding grace in being of service to this sweet, little soul that has given us so much unconditional joy. #DogsOfBluesky

A mostly black old dog is standing on a forest trail. She is looking to the left, trying to find something to sniff. There are green evergreen trees in the background.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Jun 1

Life is short. Pick some daisies for the table and use the fancy plates for breakfast. Small joys.

Scrambled eggs with chard and bits of leftover salmon, and a piece of toast sliced diagonally sit on a fancy plate. The plate is on a table with a lace tablecloth. Beside it is a small vase with daisies in it.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 30

🧶 And so it goes. #WIP #KnitSky

Knitting in progress. A multi-colour mosaic knit tee in variegated colours.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 27

🧶 #WIPWednesday This set of variegated mini skeins may not have been the best choice for this project, but I'm going to continue because life is a bit too much lately. I just need to knit and not worry about it. #KnitSky

Photo of a portion of my knitting work in progress sitting on a paper pattern. The knitting is of multi-colour yarn in a mosaic pattern.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 20

A new project is on the needles. I received these ten mini skeins of Koigu yarn for Christmas and have finally decided that the Sundial Tee by Wool and Pine is the perfect project. 🧶 #WIPWednesday #ShowMeYourKnits

Ten mini balls of multi-coloured variegated yarn sit on a table waiting to be knit. Below them is a knitting project on a long circular needle using two of the yarns. The table is covered in a lace tablecloth.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 19

Our lilac bushes are in full bloom and the pollinators & small birds are loving it! #Lilacs #Garden

A lilac bush in full bloom. The flowers are a light purple and the branches are so heavy they are bending.

A lilac bush in full bloom with white flowers.

A tall, gangly lilac bush in full bloom with dark purple flowers.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 18

🧶 #LightItUpMAL C'est fini! A very fun knit. Pattern by Samantha West can be found on Ravelry. Geometric Sunflower Mitts

A pair of brown and variegated orange wool mittens. They are laying flat on a lace tablecloth with parts of the wood table showing underneath.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 10

🧶 One done and the second mitt is cast on. I'm so happy I chose this beautiful mitten as my #LightItUpMAL project. The pattern is by our awesome host @samantha-west.bsky.social and I can highly recommend it. The instructions are clear and the colourwork has a lovely rhythm to it. Link in comments.

Photo of a brown and orange, hand knitted, colourwork mitt. Beside it are two balls of yarn, 5 double pointed needles holding the start of a matching mitt. It is all photographed on pebble background.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 8

This might be done. If not done, it's very close. Does that count for #FOFriday ? #FlowerArt Acrylic paint and pen on canvas. 2 ft x3 ft

An acrylic painting of bright flowers in a vase sits on an easel.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 6

#MakeItLightMAL #WIPWednesday I love colourwork and this is so much fun for me. Thank you Samantha!

Knitting in progress. Pictured is the cuff and beginning of a colourwork fingerless mitt on the arm and hand of a white woman. Double pointed needles are sticking out everywhere, making the knitter look much more dangerous than she actually is.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 5

🧶 #LightItUpMAL Look at me go. A cuff has appeared. Now to start the fun part. Colourwork!

A photo of knitting in progress. Pictured are two balls of yarn. One dark brown and one variegated orange. A knitted cuff is on four double pointed needles and one empty needle lies to the side. All sit on a lace tablecloth.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 4

🧶 #LightItUpMAL #Knitting This is great timing as I had just purchased one of @samantha-west.bsky.social patterns a few days ago. I dug through my stash and I think these will do nicely for the Geometric Sunflower Mitts. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...

Photo of two balls of hand dyed yarn. One is orange and the other is a dark brown. They are laying on a table with a lace crochet tablecloth. Beside the yarn are five double pointed needles, ready for action.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 4

Happy May the Fourth! The day when I wear my favourite knitting t-shirt. 🧶 #KnitSky #MayTheFourthBeWithYou

Photo of a woman's torso. She is wearing a t-shirt that depicts Darth Vader, a ball of yarn with knitting needles piercing it, and text that reads, 'I find your lack of knitting disturbing'.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· May 1

#FOFriday Finally finished these socks! 🧶#Knitting

A pair of hand knit socks in a light colour, variegated yarn on wooden blockers drying. They are laying on a blonde wood floor.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Apr 29

#ShowMeYourKnits I don't have many purple knits for some reason, but here is a shawl I knit years ago in a plaid pattern that I made up as I went along. For #WIPWednesday I have a crochet baby blanket, also in purple, and I'm still working on my painting. Keep on, keepin' on my friends. 💜🧶🎨

A multi-colour, mostly purple, hand knit shawl in a plaid pattern is folded on a wood floor.

A purple variegated yarn crochet baby blanket in progress. In the upper left corner is a cake of yarn on a yarn holder. A gold crochet hook is laying on the project.

An acrylic painting in progress of bright flowers in a vase.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Apr 23

🧶 #ShowMeYourKnits I'm a little late but, here is a cowl I knit a few years ago. It was part of an online class where we used a painting as inspiration for colours & patterns. I used The Large Blue Horses by Franz Marc as my inspiration, dyeing the yarn & designed the horse chart.

Eleven balls of yarn in shades of yellow, blue, red, and green. They are sitting on a printed picture of a painting by Franz Marc entitled Blue Horses. There is also a hand made colour wheel of sorts and it all sits on a white doily.

A multi colour, long colourwork cowl is photographed on a wicker mannequin. A bright green wall is in the background.

The colourwork cowl is wound twice around the neck of a white woman. She wears glasses and a brown sweater and is standing outside in winter.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Apr 22

#WIPWednesdays 🎨I haven't been knitting as much lately, partly because I have been painting and I am loving it. Acrylic on canvas. 30 cm x 90 cm/2 ft x 3 ft.

An acrylic painting in progress of bright coloured flowers.

Susan Marie Makes@lilyrespair· Apr 22

I hear that people need to see more dogs on the feed. Here is Mitra from some years ago. She is very happy to be going anywhere, just as long as she is included.